“THE HOST” BY STEPHENIE MEYER BECOMING A MOVIE!
Producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have used their own money to acquire screen rights to “The Host,” the first adult novel written by Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” series.
Andrew Niccol will write the script and direct.
Meyer’s novel is a love story set in the near future on Earth, which has been assimilated by an alien species of benevolent parasites that call themselves “Souls.” One such soul, the Wanderer, is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder, in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth.
Wechsler and the Schwartzes are separately teamed on “The Road,” the John Hillcoat-directed adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel that will be released Nov. 25 by the Weinstein Co. They are also producing the Paul Schrader-scripted “The Dying of the Light” and an adaptation of Pete Takada book “An Eye at the Top of the World,” which Ryne Douglas Pearson is adapting.
In addition to writing four volumes of the “Twilight” series, Meyer has been heavily involved in the screen transfers, and she spurned several overtures for “The Host.” The producers continued lobbying the author and her UTA reps with a significant offer, a strong vision for the project and a collaborative spirit. Meyer eventually said yes.
In fact, Niccol first came under consideration after Wechsler and the Schwartzes asked Meyer what her favorite science fiction films are. “Gattaca” and “The Truman Show” were in her top five; Niccol wrote and directed “Gattaca” and scripted the Peter Weir-directed “The Truman Show.”
OMG! Woah. That’s insanely awesome.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 10:23 PM
woohoo!
this is exciting
<3
i love The Host!
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 PM
:O
Again…
:O
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:28 PM
WOW!!! i’m so excited!! i hope they do a good job finding actors for those parts. wowwwwww this is awesome
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 PM
omg omg omg i screamed when i saw this and my whole family is freaked out by me right now! i loveddddddddddddd this book and i cant wait omgggg. i wana know when its coming out
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:33 PM
hmm, i think i’mma read this one .
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:33 PM
ohhh myy iiiiaaaan that is plain AWESOME! yesss AWESOME!
i can die now.. no wait i should watch the movie first
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Oh cool! The beginning of the book was kinda boring but as I read more, I couldn’t stop! Can’t wait for this!
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:50 PM
OMG THATS GREAT! Congrats to Stephenie who can write amazing books that get turned into movies!
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:50 PM
YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!
Today is a very good day!!
Too many good news. I hope they find the right actors for the parts. I really love this book. I kept waiting and waiting for the sequel but it never came. Maybe many will kill me for this but I liked this more than Twilight. But I am a big fan of both series so I dont care.
I’ll just celebrate.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Oh, HELL yes.
The Host > Twilight in my opinion. Twilight is awesome and all, but TH is just…epic. God, I hope they don’t stuff it up. It will be difficult to make a movie out of.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:10 PM
HELL YEA!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:11 PM
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:14 PM
I’m so excited that they’re going to be making this into a movie! I loved the book!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 PM
This should be awesomely interesting.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:17 PM
awesome nation!! should be good!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:27 PM
YES! YES! YES! I’m SO excited!!! I LOVE The Host!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 PM
OMG! OMG!
I’m insanely excited!!
And they better find a perfect IAN!!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:37 PM
This is such amazing news. Not sure what ya’ll think, but I like the Host better than Twilight. yes… I said it!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:39 PM
I really do love this book so, so much… but I don’t know how it would work as a film. Since most of it revolves around the internal struggle in their minds, I’m not sure if that would work in movie form. But I guess we’ll see what happens!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:58 PM
YES FINALLY. been waiting SOO logn to her something. Im BEYOND happy xD
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 AM
YAYYYY!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 AM
I just realized I forgot to fill the Name section
‘Anonymous’ that few posts above is me lol
anyway after almost an hour I kinda chilled out and read the article
‘Andrew Niccol will write the script and direct.’
And now I need another hour to chilled out because I absolutely love all the movies that he write or direct!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 AM
..I cant get myself to read it. I bought it as soon as it came out and I couldnt get past the first couple of chapters…Congrats Steph!
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 AM
Wow! To be honest, I didn’t see that coming. Maybe I’m just really dense?
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Oh, that’s awesome! I really hope they do good with this one–the director of The Truman Show, huh? Well, that turned out good, so I got my fingers crossed.
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 AM
… okay twilight is officially going into hibernation mode. i hope that once new moon is released we all get back into our crazy obsessive twilighter mode.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 AM
OMGSH. NO FREAKING WAY!!
I LOVED The Host SOOOO much!!
I cannot believe both of Stephenie Meyer’s book’s are now going to be movies!
That is sooooo great!
Congrats to her!
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 AM
THANK GOD! i was so waiting for this to happen!:D:D:D the host will be such a good movie!
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 AM
Oh man, that would be totally awesome.
I’m excited.
I loved the Host.
It was a great romance story, so unique and different.
It would make an amazing movie.
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 AM
Yay!!! I’m excited:P
Something else to look forward to… as well as New Moon, Eclipse… can’t wait till november
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 AM
BOOYAH! FINALLY, I WAS WAITING TILL THIS DAY.
I have a feeling it’s going to be freaking awesome, just like the book!
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:11 AM
OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO EXCITED!!!!!! OH MY GOD!! I GET TO SEE IAN!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT WAIT!!!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:03 AM
Okayyyy im excited and all, shouldn’t they be talking about when BREAKING DAWN comes out?!?!?!!?!!?!!?!!!?!?!?!?!?
Peace out.
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:08 AM
OMG YES!!! i love the host even just a bit more than i love twilight (but dont tell anyone i said that
)
what i would love more though is some sequels rather than the movie…oh well. and i would love midnight sun being finished even more. sigh. a girl can dream.
i hope they dont stuff it up and make it all low budget like twilight was. i was not a fan of catherine, now that chris has taken over and there’s more money i think new moon is going to be excellent! lets hope the host is the same
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 AM
YES!!!!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 AM
Still haven’t read it.
FAIL on my part.
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 AM
OH EM GEE!
YES YES YES!
I LOVE THE HOST!
*biggest grin EVER*
SOOOOOOO HAPPY!
I WAS HOPING THEY’D MAKE IT INTO A MOVIE !!
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:38 AM
I still haven’t read this book *ducks in corner from “The Host” books being thrown at me.
I want to though.
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 AM
Yay!!!!!!!!! =D
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:49 AM
THEY BETTER NOT MESS THIS UP!
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:50 AM
No offense…at all. I’m just jealous. But this woman’s got to just be rolling in it. So much for Stephen King saying she can’t write worth a darn. All the power to ya S.M.!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:14 AM
I LOVE THIS BOOK and they have to cast the right people ! I REALLY HOPE THEY DON’T MESS THIS UP !!! I can’t wait for this movie !!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:26 AM
OMG!!!!
YES!!!
This just made my week!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:44 AM
the host is truely amazing
SCORE
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:49 AM
I want to see who the actors aree!
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:06 AM
HElls yeah!!! Stephen King said she cant rite worh a damn ??????? What a dum dum
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:12 AM
YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS! Oh wow, this will be so COOL! I actually really loved the Host, it will be sweet to see it as a movie.
I want to know how far along in production they are though. Who are they considering as cast?
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:21 AM
OME! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:23 AM
excuse me…
*happy dances*
Yeah! That is so awesome!
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:27 AM
AWESOME.
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 AM
OMG!! she is an amazing author if she can all her books turned into movies. of course, i already knew she was an amazing author but still THIS IS CRAZY!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:43 AM
huh whatever this is lame!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:51 AM
i loved host! i’m happy about it but how will they turn it into a movie?
a big part of the conversations are between wanda and melanie in her head
will they use a narrator?
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:06 AM
This is very exciting news. I really like the team that has worked so hard to get the rights. They’re really heavy hitters in the sci-fi genre and should do it justice. I too wonder how they will do the internal dialog. hmm
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 AM
I loved the book! Can’t wait to see it on the big screen
yay!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:17 AM
OME!!! do u think they will do a sequel if stephanie goes ahead with her plans on 1??
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:20 AM
lol u can make a website theinsidevoice,com LOL
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:23 AM
This is great.
Ever since I read the book I’ve been hoping they would make it into a movie.
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 AM
They better cast Jensen as Jared. So exited.
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:56 AM
OMG I LUV THE HOST!!! CANT WAIT FOR THE MOVIE!!! XD
for those of u that havent read the host READ THE FREAKING BOOK ALREADY!! IT IS SO FREAKING AWESOME.
*warning: may be a little boring at the begining for some of u. or most.
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Ahh! That’s EPIC!! That’s so exciting! Ahhhhh! XD Ahhh! I can’t stop my mental yelling! XP
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:50 AM
I knew they would make it a movie xD how could they not it’s an awesome book ^_^ Can’t wait to know the cast
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 AM
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT TO C IT! cant wait to c who will play who….
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 AM
That is really awesome. I read it a few weeks ago. You have to get past the first 60 pages or so to get into the book. Once you get into it, you start liking it. It is no twilight, but still very good and different story.
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Ohhhhh no…..ooohhh noo no HELL no….ooooohhhh no no no no noooo!!! *crosses fingers and does a don’t-let-this-movie-suck dance* Ahyahahayaaaha…..ahayahahayayaaaa…..pllleeeeassse don’t let this mooovviiieee suuucccckkkk…..ahayahaahaahaayyaaaa…..
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 AM
yaaay^^
but, whats going to happend with BREAKING DAWN?! oO
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 AM
i loved the host but they better not screw it up bc half of what they are doing is playing on stephenies popularity right now
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:57 AM
YES!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this day since i read the book!
Hopefully the actor who will be playing Ian is a BABE
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 AM
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September 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 AM
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee(=
i’ve kind of been waiting for this foreverrrrr!
agh, im so exciteddd. and i agree with some of you that The Host is better than Twilight, even though I’ll always love Twilight more. and Iannnn(= he’s like the perfect blend of Cullen and Black.
Jensen for Jareddddd, and Ian Somerhalder for Iannnn(=
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 PM
omg yuaaaaaaaaaaa i loved the book. but is this defently going to happen or is it a maybe thing?
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 PM
omg!!!! i cant wait!!! the host is my favorite book!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 PM
YAYYYYYY!!!! I love the host and i’m so excited for the movie!!!!
Jensen Ackles would be perfect for Jared….can’t wait to see who they cast as Ian <3
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 PM
YAY! Just yesterday me and my friend were discussing how we would totally go and see this if it were a movie.
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 PM
I’m just kind of curious as to how they’ll do the thoughts in the movie since like the whole first part of the book centered around wanda’s and melanie’s thoughts… but hey if they can do it kudos to them!
Hmm… holy crap i’m already musing about a tonnnnn of hot guys that could play ian! Gaspard Ulliel anyone?! ooo or that hot guy from smallville…or some other really hot/sweet looking guy…it’s all in the eyes for ian
*sigh* i’ll be oogling at the men all movie!
and jared…maybe a James Franco type guy
and i can’t wait to see who is cast as Melanie and Wanda (once she becomes all innocent looking)!
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 PM
this movie will be so awsome! for Ian O’Shea they should cast Ian Somerhalder he’d be PERFECT!
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 PM
WOOW
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 PM
I am so excited! I loved this book. I am thrilled about the movie and the sequel book! Stephenie Meyer is so talented, I love her books, and now the movies!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Personally I didn’t like this book, It bored me to death, but I am curious of how they will do this movie, hope it comes out great and better than the book…
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:03 PM
YAY!!!!!! I LOVE THAT BOOK! Stephenie Meyer is such a great writer. can’t wait. hope they find the perfect actors/actresses for the characters.
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 PM
OH MY GOD! my dreams have come true <3
i love the host so much better than twilight, and it was an emotional rollercoaster for me
lets just hope they find perfect actors/actresses for the roles !
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 PM
OMG! The Host is my favourite book! It’s way better than to Twilight books (which are still awesome). PLEASE have Ian Somerhalder as Ian. I love him! Everytime I read the book, I just picture him as Ian. Jensen Ackles would be good for Jared and Sophia Bush would be good for Melanie/Wanda. Kristen Bell would be also be good for Pet/Wanda at the end. I’m so excited, I seriously can’t wait. I hope they stick to the book as much as possible. Anyway, can’t wait!
September 24th, 2009 at 12:48 AM
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!
I was so hoping for this when I finished the book! I love the twilight series.. but The Host, I dont know, at the begining it was terrible.. but then suddenly it went great! 
I love it!!! And Im Happy!
September 24th, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Finally The Host is going to be a movie! I was really looking for it when I finished the book three months ago, and now finally! I would really love to see Jensen Ackles as Jared Howe and Ian Somerhalder as Ian O’shea. For Melanie I think it would be great the actress Sophia Bush. But specially the guys, they are sooo hot! xD
I hope they do a good film, it’s not difficult to ruin the story turning a book into a film.
September 25th, 2009 at 4:35 PM
OMFG OMFG I SCREAMED MY ASS OFF WEN I SAW THIS
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
ILUVV THE HOST!
September 26th, 2009 at 9:00 AM
I just can not get into this book. I would like another in the Twilight series
September 26th, 2009 at 9:15 AM
i can’t believe it . i love this book i’m sooooooooo excited!
September 26th, 2009 at 9:57 AM
OMG!!! WOOT WOOT is this FOREAL!!! I FREAKIN LOVE THE HOST!!! is one of my favorite books!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! THIS MADE MY DAY!!! WOOT WOOT!!!
September 26th, 2009 at 10:35 AM
i want to read it bu my moms like well idk if u cn and i am like mom i read the twilight series 8 times what makes u think i cant read this one book and wen i say 8 times i wasnt kidding i read the twilight series 8 times and i read vampire acadamy and house of night and i read all of thoose books just over the summer!!!
September 26th, 2009 at 1:52 PM
I CANT WAIT OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG……………..WHEN IS IT COMING OUT
September 26th, 2009 at 4:37 PM
wooooooo hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!! XD
September 27th, 2009 at 10:36 AM
*reads information* *long silence* *best friend looking at me, confused as I continue to stare at comp screen*…*3 minutes later* SCREAMS SO HARD SHE BREAKS THE WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! THE HOST AS A A MOVIE?!?!?!?!?!? HELL YEAH! OH YEAH! GO THE HOST THE BEST BOOK EVER! SOOO NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE!!!!!!!! I……I….I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SCREAMS FOR HOURS AND HOURS!!!!! I LOVE THAT BOOK! AND IT BEING A MOVIE!!?? IT SO NEEDS TO BE DONE! *prays* Please get a hot actor for Ian, Please get a hot actor for Ian. Though if they destroy this movie I WILL KILL THEM!!! NO! FIRST I’LL COMMENT TO THEM ON THE PHONE(which trust me if I have something to comment about you’d probably want to jump off a balcony lol) ON HOW STUPID THE MOVIE IS(the MOVIE not the book…and ONLY if the movie is stupid. if it’s not then I’ll scream again…trust me…you don’t want to her me scream in joy…or in anger. lol) THEN SUE THE PRODUCERS! NEXT SEND THEM TO JAIL AND THEN AND THEN LAUNCH A MISSILE TO THE CELL THEY’RE IN AND BOOM! HASTA LA VISTA, ASSHOLES! NO ONE MESSES WITH THAT BOOK!! *my friend finally calms me down* I can’t wait!
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:45 PM
they better not murder it like catherine hardwicke murdered twilight. but andrew niccol’s a good director, so i’m not worried about that but they better not cast horrible actors and let them kill it like kristen stewart and robert pattinson did.
but then again i doubt anything they could pull off could live up to the book.
December 4th, 2009 at 2:58 AM
Ian is soooooo cool ! I wonder who will b playing him
December 12th, 2009 at 1:25 PM
I loved the book the host I was so depressed when I got near the end I didn’t want it to end so I was reading it as slow as possible lol,man but the end was disappointing. I’m so glad she is going to write The Soul and The Seeker but I’m a little sad that it doesn’t come out until like may something but the day it come sout will be circled in red on my calender lol and hopefully when they make the movie they’ll keep as much alike the book as possible. They have to have all the romantic partswith Ian and Wanda(Wanderer) and parts with Melanie/Wanda and Jared. Oh and they better not leave otu the part with walt dieing, jamie gettign sick, and when they witness the couple(souls) playing with they’re human child throught the window. They actors better be really good with facial emotions too, lol or I will be very disappointed and go on a rageing rampage.
Ps. I hope the actors are really hot.
December 12th, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Opps sorry for the spelling errors lol can,t help it if I,m the worst at typeing.
February 13th, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Omg I love this book soooooooooooo much… I lvoe every book you have ever wrote… I think this would be an awesome movie…. I have read the book like ten times…. It is kind of confusing but I love it.. I can not wait for it to become a movie!!!!